Heart of Midlothian FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2023-24 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Premier League · 2023-24

Heart of Midlothian FC

3 – 3

Full Time

Rangers FC

Sat 18 May 2024 · 11:30 UTC Tynecastle 18,131 HT 45' · FT 45'

Lawrence Shankland 33' 1–0

1–1 52' Ross McCausland

1–2 69' Todd Cantwell

1–3 79' Fabio Silva

Dexter Lembikisa 82' 2–3

Kyosuke Tagawa 90+5' 3–3

Kye Rowles 56' Y

Y 63' Kieran Dowell

Overview

Match Preview

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League at Tynecastle.

Heart of Midlothian FC 33 games · 70 pts (2026/27)
Rangers FC 33 games · 69 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Don Robertson
Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
Assistant 2 Dougie Potter

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Heart of Midlothian FC	33	70
2	Rangers FC	33	69
3	Celtic FC	33	67
4	Motherwell FC	33	54
5	Hibernian FC	33	51
6	Falkirk FC	33	46
7	Dundee United FC	33	40
8	Aberdeen FC	33	33
9	Dundee FC	33	33
10	St. Mirren FC	33	30
11	Kilmarnock FC	33	28
12	Livingston FC	33	16

Head-to-Head

Heart of Midlothian FC 25 games · Avg 3.2 goals Rangers FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–3 Rangers FC 2024-02-24 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-12-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Rangers FC 2023-10-29 Rangers FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-05-24 Rangers FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Rangers FC	H	3–3	D
15 May	St. Mirren FC	A	2–2	D
11 May	Dundee FC	H	3–0	W
04 May	Celtic FC	A	0–3	L
27 Apr	Kilmarnock FC	A	0–0	D
13 Apr	Livingston FC	H	4–2	W

Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	3–3	D
14 May	Dundee FC	H	5–2	W
11 May	Celtic FC	A	1–2	L
05 May	Kilmarnock FC	H	4–1	W
28 Apr	St. Mirren FC	A	2–1	W
17 Apr	Dundee FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC		Rangers FC
#1	Position	#2
70	Points	69
33	Played	33
21 / 7 / 5	W / D / L	19 / 12 / 2
58	Scored	66
28	Conceded	31
+30	GD	+35
2.12	PPG	2.09
64%	Win %	58%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (69 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Heart of Midlothian FC host Rangers FC — let the battle begin!
5' Rangers FC come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Heart of Midlothian FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' The travelling Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ridvan Yilmaz made 33 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and Rangers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' Fabio Silva has been relatively quiet despite scoring 34 goals in his last 491 appearances.
33' Heart of Midlothian FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lawrence Shankland on 33.
38' Kye Rowles, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
48' Heart of Midlothian FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
52' Ross McCausland does the damage! The net is bulging and Rangers FC surge ahead!
56' It’s gonna be a card for Kye Rowles.
60' The Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Mohammed Diomande is withdrawn and Kieran Dowell gets his opportunity.
63' The referee has no hesitation. Kieran Dowell is booked for Rangers FC — card on 63.
63' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Scott Fraser on, Barrie McKay off on 63 minutes.
68' It is a cagey affair so far. Heart of Midlothian FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Rangers FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Todd Cantwell makes it 1-2.
74' Liam Boyce has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cameron Devlin on 74 minute.
79' GOAL! Fabio Silva fires home to make it 1-3!
82' Dexter Lembikisa has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 82 minutes.
86' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 86 minute. Kenneth Vargas leaves to be changed by Kyosuke Tagawa.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Jack Butland
13
Todd Cantwell
26
Ben Davies
9
Cyriel Dessers
23
Scott Wright ↓ Ridvan Yilmaz 60'
2
James Tavernier
43
Nicolas Raskin
42
Mohammed Diomande ↓ Kieran Dowell 60'
38
Leon King
49
Robbie Fraser ↓ Fabio Silva 60'
45
Ross McCausland

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alfredo Morelos	10
Lawrence Shankland	5
Ryan Kent	4
Cyriel Dessers	3
Malik Tillman	3
Scott Arfield	3
Greg Stewart	2
Antonio-Mirko Colak	2

Head to Head

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-05-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–3 Rangers FC D 2024-05-15 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2024-05-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Dundee FC W 2024-05-04 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-04-27 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2024-04-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–2 Livingston FC W

Rangers FC Form

2024-05-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–3 Rangers FC D 2024-05-14 Rangers FC 5–2 Dundee FC W 2024-05-11 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC L 2024-05-05 Rangers FC 4–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2024-04-28 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Rangers FC W 2024-04-17 Dundee FC 0–0 Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.74 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.68 Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC or Rangers FC 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC38% Draw26% Rangers FC36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.42

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Rangers FC

62%

Heart of Midlothian FC or Rangers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC30% Draw41% Rangers FC29%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 0

2 – 0

0 – 1

4.8%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	Rangers FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.